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THE Isl QUIRY Y. • kit TgS' •EVID ; ENCE. - • , TENT.I - 1 DAY, -TED'. Zr. Copy of a Littzr froth -Rear..Adnii;al , Sir RICHARD - S.TRACYIAN Bart.- K. .43.. to Lieut. Gcneral the Right 'Hon. the Earl of i-tATtiAlci, K. G. • MY . . Nliddleburgh,.Sth August, 18e9. Theletter which your Lordship did 'me the ho nour to write to tine on the doth instant; 'I only re:- cei wed' ori" the 5 - th, and I have ever since been prssed with' business, - that 1.11:td not an opporto nifyl of answering' I hope is the less ma as I have fad .the honour of arconversatiori with your LOrdship On - the subjea"..of its contents. • YourThOriLhip muse awit - re how very adverse the staie of the weather has been to all our 'O'peta -tions ; "st4l,..undCr the diiiitulties that • hav'e ;1 vast number. vi v esseis • di reu t sc:r.,pti(p.s, have been - carried .thvnugit the intricate 1-,•:ssagt.; of the. Slough; atul at.-5 now in the West 'l'he lippprtante-- of the Ishind' of. Cadsand • was perfealp understood' betbre we lett -Englatid ; sitd I was - happy to find your :Lordship 'was iinpreSsed with the same stntlinent r.but it is to bo.regretted that the -Strength of the enemy and the foulness of Weather prevented'the diviSion of the' Marquis cf flontiey' t rein . landing at that distance between Flushing and Breskins is A so short,. that it is impossible entirely-to, cnt -off the .commtaniCation but it may be so_ impeded, which I.trust it now is; as to make it very dangerous for the enemy to -attempt any thing be,ood a single boat, though 'there are so ii any c.rcurdstances . in :hiS favour, of wind, weather, shorthf . ss of distance, with covering batteries on each- side, t . and -dark nights, that he' may occasionally effe4t • have ordered all the frigates to pass up the - Scheldt, and' the line-of-battle ships to follow ; and having direCted heavy.guns to be mounted on board twenty light transports, and •the: 'Ong boats of the fleet armed with theircarronades, I hope I shall be able by the day atter to-morrow at. furthest, to pro • ce,ed up theScheldr with the fiotilia andfire vesselS of .every, description, except those just mentioned, tobe- • followed.by the frigates as -they cOme,in, and • Abe 'line-of-battle ships',in succession.' As:South Beveland is in our possession, I am not aware 'that. it will be necessary' to . trouble your Lordship ,to alter any of your military arrange ments; but if the Elvoetsdyke channel is.closed, of N'.%;itichfthere_is a report,' and the enemy: has "erected . any works - above Terneuse, then may_ be *necessary. to recur to your Lordship's opinion' about a car • operative force for that point. hope we shall be able. to Orevent any comma-. ni:.ation‘with.South-Beveland and the South coast of the river, because the enemy has pone of those advdotages there that he has between Breskins and .Flushing. _ . . In regard . to - the East Scheldt, I have placed . a -sir.) . rig squadron (here under 'Admit al Keats, except in ,gan-veSs6ls, of which lie is deficient, in conse quence Of the ritnnivr -,required for the operdionS _ nohe West Scheldt; znad I will again call ihiS at tecttit;ti to the:importance of the Zypopassage, and strengthen him in regard ,to gun-vessels whenever li.ive sufficient number to spare: - If .by the' practical.' effects. of a deteri - ninud - fire ii,e battery 'now' ready to open - upon-the town of Flushing, your Lo;dslrip should- be'of opinion, that by 'still confining your operations principally to , - Le:land side, the siege, Will be- pfolonged to any . length of incotivenience, 1 think it right to state to yoor Lordship, that I shalt have Ito hesitation 'in going aiungside 'the batteries with six line-ot-batrie • Sliips, 'under a previous concert fur co-operation with at my in such a plan - attack. I: 1[1;i -object of Finding had been the only point to l,u atte.ided to, I should' ha e. offered this` mode i::i'yct.tY'LordshiP's:Consideration before now ; .but as I viewed the destruction of the fleet up the Schtl,l.t as the main 6b . j..crs, I I ehted in 'a great wea _• slo 'my meaiis of an- o _l'k on the c tf - Lc• ive batte ships; tlion:1), if 1 nit et•ally .Jitaiet.linitnt itt goiqg up, the river; I.slidi lease those and pttscced in the frigates, with tsli the snarl armed ves to Bat liz, where [can inure; eai;:ly decide, train It e lafest focal intelligence, on the method hest sidled-to cart into ex ecution mcith the least pobsible . • ' delay, the remaining . objects of she Expedition, as far as they, relate to the enemy's fleet, which I shall prev - totisly cointimn , cttte to yodr ; and I hail be very happy,- v. lieneve'r you hare occasion • to apply to lilt, to :mark my te,t;iiiiess to meet yodr ;Lot ip's wishes in any co op ration you may think roper to suggest. I hate the hollow toile; my Lord, it. J. STItACHAN. Tile Cpilifins of the - Lieutenant (/enerals 'of the . Artily; 7111"eliquat,, 1809. " Head- Qua'Lets, Fort ...E.aliz., 2.7i1l August, 5819. 1 cc "Fie army' having arrived a t the point, from kviietiet, tor.ker arrangements ale to b made lor car ryillg -the" ulterior ofjee,ts of the expedition into etra 5 . ana I t' V. '. i ' cicutustatics having combined w iijter-tuateliall) trik: view in which it was under eii ) tak .--tne Coii.trnaticler ci . t! e foices Jit4t : S it _ roi , er to bilt:e rqconi se io th • Lie - wen:int Gebirrals i ! u: tie army,'—how far it appe,irs to them advisable .th.it the t ege of, •Ant well), ~ i iokild. be epgaged in, wh:cii o;:eraiun i. it is' ticlit%eti, ciiii ( alone el4;-ure ;he deill - tic - lion of the cilt'tnystlavai a:sen'ak" 1-It, that: voce, and the p0,, , ,e.• ! 5160 of -11.6ir ships of _War, Wll Ch :ire lioW O4t S rnbied wider. it suns. - • " B}yconctiriii g luta gi-lice,' the force of the • :p.,9) is it.pr,_ : stlited to L. as fahows: I 11,,ri,e .-v i l . ZOOM' - • - - '' 4,000 L',/...tia ‘.- ' .: -.-- - , - 2,(wo' Cant9.4 . Al bi:LwCeilPsSeiltiti , ht av‘ci Antwdri) zi,ctu •At Afo.werii,• - - - - - 1 i ,00u • • 1 , 1, !itt - lert. bank of the:Schela li: i it)eu • - 3,00 15.5°a 1:1 , 3rd - 4 - inns a-ie-s3id,.'ci efft'aed round LAO, in th country hetween ,and -Lief kenshoeik - , d m tr,.;nt of t.e 'ieee Flandre. . The defence ot. Ant erp-are , stated to be rector. d, the demi re* eettAl;:nt and sodded par,i , :et is in good repair,. the deepened •with witer guns ale moo:act.' J)11 the tiastivlls, and batteries_ are con •ArtiOed r n the quays.. As. a:preliminary measure, I c po'session otjorts Lillo and Lief,kenshoeilds con ider - etisable,. the first Of which being case &e,l is capable of sustaining a short siege. The debarkment for these aerations must necessarily, be in presence of the enemy, On the sands near Ossen. dricht, a distance oPsix.leagueg itom Antwerp and two frarn'Lillo; and 1,4-fkenshoeik, suppaSing the inundai ion'to be completes, can only be approached by'the sea-dyke, , j." The probable time in which these objects can be acComplishedy-Cannot be estimated at, less than froni three to four weeks, daring - which,perit l the 'means the enemy will have 'of augmenting his force, are incaltalable; ' • '‘e7Our.. total effeaive force in infantry, exclusive of 6000. men left in Walcheren,..is reduced by a ra, pidi and it is feared increasing sickness;,'to 24,000 men . ; and whiCh it is intended, should further ope rations be determined' upon, to appropriate as fol lows t- r —r . - - • , -To Zernain in South Beveland 20,00 Covering Army, to observe Breda and Bergen , op-Zooin ' -.to guard - the place nt Depot of stores and Provisions; and tor Escorts - - ROtaitis for the reductions of I.illo, Lief ken , shovik, 4111.1 Antvsefp 1,000 1 4, 000 24,000 The matter, therefore, for consideratioii, is, Whether under. all'the . circiamsta,nces So stated, it is advisable to undertake operations 'so serious and: extensive? ,' We'are of opinion, that ; under all the circum stances that have been laid before us.. the undertak ing the sige of Antwerp is impra4icable. Signed Eyre Coote,, Rosyln-, Huntley, I'. Grosyenor, john Hope, Paget, It. Brownrigg, Lieut.-Generals. " :Having deCided against_ the expediency of un-2 dertaking the siege of Antwerp; the Liehtenant Generals are further desired to state their opinions; whether any minor objects can be undertaken with advantage ; and in-particular, whether it would be`, advisable to attempt, the rtduCtion of Forts Lillo aqd Leif kenshoeik ? “• We are of opinion, that as the siege - of Ant werp cannot be. undertaken, the success 'of . which could alone accorriplish the ultimate objet of the expedition, no possible advantage can result from attempting to reduce the Forts of Lill°. and Lief kenshoeik ; from undertaking any minor ope-: rations. Signed Eyre Coote, Rosslyn,, Huntley; T.'Grosvenor, . John Hope, Paget, and Robert 13 - rownrigg, Lieutenant=: • Generals. A true Copy: Robert _Brownrigg, Quarter -Master-General. • (To be continued.) MAILS. ARR IV Its-1 Lisbon, -z Dublin. Mug--z Gottenburgh, i Cadiz, z Waterford. , • PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols A;pri..ate letterfrom Martinique, dated the -loth of January; Mentions, that every thing was ready - .for the E4edition against Guadaloupe, and that an' •Who . were 'to be : engaged in it were impatiently waiting for orders. • Brigadier-General HARCOURT, Governor of St.. Croix, had arrived. at Martinique, 'for the purpose of taking part in the attack. ER NOUF, who has, the command at Guadaloupe, had, it seems intimated his determination to make.a spi_ rued resititance, but as the army which is going ,against him is reinatkably . well appointed * , and wel officered, and consists oc. sonie of, the finest: troops in his Majesty's service, every thing may . be':ex - - . peaect from their . efforts. Among the rest there are two Black Regiments, which bear - a most for niktable aspep. It'was expe.tled that the embark . • alien would take pike within two or three days of-, ter the date of this letter. . , - Fort,Bourhon was completely. demolished on the day. when the 'above letter %catne 'away. The walls, which were very thick and very strong,. and which cost an immense deal of monerin,tbeir cJnstruaion, ere entirely blown into the ditch, where they lie a heap , of rubbish for the snakes to breed in , th e island aboundingin those reptiles, Many of - which are'of_a‘ very 1-enomous.natufe. • We fuel the greatest pleasure in stating, that both in Bat badoes and Martiniquelthe inhabitants and the troops ate uncommonly healthy, so tuna so, that although very little less than 20,000 men are, col leaed in those Islands, not a Single death had- oc-. ;aired among the otrlicers for some months previous to the date of our Correspondent's Letter. • We have received Spanish rapers to the gth, and P(rrtugtieJe to the 1 - inst. from which we have made some extracts. - - The intelligence, as may aa turally be expeeted in the, present ,state of those. Countries, is to instances rather contradic tory. It doei not appear that 'the..Fiench have adC•anced to Cadii: - The, only chance they had of taking that city was , by. a coop -de-main 3 , 'but% the E;ktiful,and rapid ni.treh.ol : the Duke D'ALuu • a . v. -h - • ucacau-a% log frustrated that pl'ojeal, it is not probable that 'they will vent e upon._ regu • lar amick. bzwe no certain ' accounts of the. a 111:0i111 t of the French force that haspaSsed - the Sierra Morena ; it is stated, however, to amount to 4.0,000 mtn." With such a force it certainly„,would ;;yossible to 6r4dertake the sie;e"of Cadiz, alld • tit 1:e to keep open the;r eornMunica t:, I\ro:ena. The Portuguese Pa ts four ,Britis . h regiments sailed from the Taus to aSsist in the ,defence of Cadiz. -A • report is mentionedin the Portuguese Papers, that a French corps bad been completely defeated by an Engiish division, between Ciudad Roderigo and Es calhaon. • French- Papers to the 18t11 'inst. - , reached town - yesterday. They contain an account of the occupa tion of Seville, which, in fact, made no resistance; and they speak with some confidence of the speedy surrender of Cadiz and of the Spanish fleet. These hopes, however, will not be -realized ; whatever 'may be the fate of Cadiz, the Spanish fleet will not fall into their hands; and for the reasons we have stated above, we thitik there is very little chance of their taking Cadiz. , On Thursday last Majesty's 'ship Christian VII. Capt. Sir J. S YORKE, arrived at Plytnouth from Basque Roads, where, for six weeks, - she 'had so closely blockaded the Charante, that not, a single coaster had - passed : every one that had dared Ito makethe attempt they burnt under their own bat •telies. 'Two days previous to her sailing, ele ven French gun-boats came out to defend some chasse marees, when eight small boats of the aqua-' dron, armed only with musketry, by a "skilful ma nceuvre in feigning a retreat, enticed them out, and by a 'sudden attack the Christian's barge sti ceeded in cutting off one of them, which in a short time she,-took by boarding. She was armed with a twelve-pound carronade, six brass swivels, mus ketry, and pistols, and was manned with 23 men, two of whom were killed, and the. Commander and 'three men dangerously wounded. Three of the Oorivoy• were also taken. The remainder of the flotilla fled., and were pursued into their own for tress of Aix. The Christian's boat had' only In men in her, who were all unhui The Christian Seventh brought home 198 prisoners, taken 'out of different prizes. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY,' Princesses An- GUSTA and SOPHIA, accompanied by Lord CHESTER FIELD, Ladies CAROLINE WALDEGRAVE, TAYNNE, and Mrs. DORMER, Generals MANNERS and . DoN, rode to St. Georges Chapel, and heard a Sermon preached by the Hon. and Rev. Dean LEGGE, and atterwaids returned to Windsor. .Yesterday, at half past four o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which con tioued until half past five o'clock. There were pre sent., the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Marquis•WEL- - LESLEY, the Earls.of CAMDEN, CHATHAM,: BATH- . URST; WESTMOBLAND, LIVERrOOL i ,Lord .MuL .GRAVE, Mr. Secretary RlDER,'.the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, and Mr. DUNDAS. The Cabinet Council was summoned' to. attend again at nine o'clock in the evening. - . Saturday being the Duke of CAMBRIDGE'S Birth day-, the safe was celebrated by their MAJESTIES in the Palace ; the Dukes of KENT, CUMBERLAND, SUSSEX, and CAMBRIDGE ; Priacesses - , AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, ELIZABETH, ,and Way, were presebt.—, They also .paid visits to Princess AMELIA who, we hope, is not worse. • Yesterday his Royal Highness. the Duke of YORK bad a long interview with the Earl of CHATHAM, at his house, in Hill-street. • , Wednesday being appointed:for a public fast, 'iris , MAJESTY . will not come to town to hold a Court, nor - is he expeCted in town during the week. . • ' We learn froin a Correspondent Of undoubted authority, in Italy, dated the 25th last month, - that his Holiness the POPE was at that time confined in the castle of Savona, the second town in the.teiritory of Genoa. - • ' . • Yesterday morning BrigAdier-General ANsoN apa his Aid-de-Camp,' Captain WEVLAND, of the 16th Light Dragoons, arrived-in town from Portugal, with dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON and the Hon. Mr. VILL.YERS. They left our army about a fort night ago, in good health and high spirits„ and land ed on Friday afternoon at Dartmouth, from whence they came express to London. We are happy to understand that Lord WELLINGTON, at the date of his dispatches, co,nsidered the situation of his arm}' as perfectly secure against any attack the enemy might meditate upon, it. His Lordship bad detached- some regiments from LisbOn to Cadiz, and it was hoped. that that place would be effectually defended against all the efforts of the enemy. , - - __ . _ _ • . The Ant and Fortune / cartels saikd from Ports- mouth, for Morlaix, on Saturday morning, with 140 Fiend] prisoners; invalids. The King George cartel is returned from that . port 1 she brought over four soldiers' wives, whose husbands. were_wounded and taken :prisoners at the battle of Talavera. The Laura frigate, which was captured ;in the Indian Seas in the autumn of -1808, by . th& , Can noniere ' frigate, is now on her passage .to - France, with initnense treasure; on beard.- She is a very Sinall class frigate, and was only rate& as a Stoop in our service. Tt.e Narcissus frigate has , stiled from Plymobth, in the hope of falling in with her.. Letters‘from . NeW York, .dated the 22d ult. state,' Oat, froth the.accounts received froM Washington, a speedy adjnstaient Of the differences,lisetWeen Great Britaia,and , the Unitid States was exPe6ted. . report is in circulation, that a complete change hasstaken place in the . Rusiian Councils. It is said that ; ,the Emperor ALEX, NIPM "Facing assembl i ed a large army, aiyarently with the atention , of sending it' • against the Turks, has oti.a sudden ordered iit to pro c,ed'to Poland, and that it has adtually crossed the' Niemen—that he has'also - sent dhea.ions to his Ge neral aa Mg against the Turks, to conclude an tice, the purpose of negociating a peace with- Turkey. )30ONAPARTg haS issued a new decree relative to the Pt ess, by which the number of printers ant; book sellers is to be considerably reduCed ; .those who are starred to continue the trade being -bound •to. in- demniiy the persons excluded.. Theprivileged class of thein'are to be supplied with - a licensdironf the —4)olice, i upon taking an oath that 'they' will not print or expose to sale any•work tOnding tp entrench upon the interests of the State, or upon' the duties which subjects owe to their Sovereign;. • NAVAL NEWS DOVER, FEB. 25.—0 n Friday last a French pri vateer, named La Princessa Susanne, endeavoured to capture off this place a Dutch boy, and was th e same evening captured herself by his Majesty's gull - - brig Royalist, Capt. MAXWFtLL, who has also car tured another privateer, which went past here this morning for the Downs. DEAL, FEB. 25.—Came down 'the river bis M a " j !sty's - ship Bellerephon. P. S. Four o'clock. We are this instant inforor ed, that Captain TRAWLAR, late of the John Brill privateer, has made his eScape' fr6m France, an d arrived at Deal this morning. He states that gre at rejoicings prevailed along the opposite coast, on EC count of 'the news received from Spain. He coul d not leain particulars. • PLYNOUTII, FEB. 24.—Put back His Majeslf ship Surveillanle. Sailed his Majesty's ship Aigle, to - the We stward. Arrived_ the Atherican ship Pilgrim, o f- Ne wburY Port, WiLLsort, master, from St. Mary'S,-(sB:d a Y s passage), laden with pine timber for this Port ; was captured by a French privateer, ,and re-captured by. his Majesty's strip Orestes ; also arrived the Betsey, of and from. London, ,LISTO N . master, boUnd to the Brazils;- the John and Sisters, HEDLEYS from Sun derland. ; also arrived the Portngueze ship Donna. Maria, of Fayal, LI MEZ master, from Boston, laclei l with tobacco;cotton, - staves, pot-ash,- an d turpentine , bound to Lisbon, and is under 'quarantine ; - vvas car tured on the 2d of January .oy the Pheenis French privateer, of 18 guns and 120 men, of and from Bourcleaux, out 13 days, Was re-captured on the 9tb inst. by his Majesty's brig coviia, Lieut. BATT. Arrived the Danish ketch Neptunus, A. Master, and the Prussian galliot Goode ' Verwagling, G. H. Kon, Master, both from Guernsey, i n bal last ;" the brig Venus, NoaroN, from Quebec, laden with timber, bound to London ; a French chasse maree, in,baliast; captured . by his Majesty's ship IVaind; ,th 9 Conflia gun 7 brig, and Philontel sloop of war, from a cruize ; and the Aid, LAO, from Neatb. Came down the Harbour, and anchor ed iu the. Sound, his Majesty's brig Daring. Sailed his Majesty's ship Rolla for Liibon ; bis Majes‘ty's ship CrocUs for Cork, thence 'to take con voy. to Lisbon his Majesty's ship Surveillante on a crtiize off- Bourdeaux ; 'his . Majesty's ship Mover, and the Monkey gun-brig on a duize; .vnd his Ma' jesty's brig Raleigh, with a fleet of merchantmen , : consisting of. thirty sail, for the Downs. • Orders , have.been received, here fur the flying .ar tillery at this port to embark immediatelyfor ?oral gal. • Came dolirn the Harbour and sailed itnmcdiatali to the Eastward Iris ,Majesty's ship a irethusn, •CaP , MENDS ; also sailed his Majesty's ship Christian t he Vllth for POrtsmouth. • Arrived the . Betsey Caines tender, from Liver pool, with impressed men. - • • • PORTSMOUTH FEB. 25:—Came in his M o r' t y 's slkip Chlistiati VII.. of 74 guns from the Chat"' Fleet. \ Arrived the Speculator, wiit.ELER, from 0 14 , i , Mary, DO NN, Irorn Limerick ; P:czr/ .t 2/ JENKINS, (fora Dublin ; Hope, ---, from Broia: Mary, MASSY ; and Tartar,' \Ye:GA.I, ironl terford. t. . • • Sailed the Die Gluckliege , NOBEL; for Lond° l ' i • and the Betsey, PARK, for Sunderi.ind. bpd Carne in his Majesty's ships Diana, fall° , v • s . Ganymede, froth. Havre de Grace ; his Alok )u s _,, s 'f i ii ships Coquette and Ropid, from Cherburgh ; 1 . 0 Majesty's ship Scylla, from off Lisbon. , tic .,,, His Majesty's ship Aigle issue convoy ills' , .. .‘ tions for the tia - de bound to' the. West Indies._ 7 , , THE HOW. W F. E. EDEN. The body, of' this unfortunate Gentleman, w d i s — , has been missing for these five - weekS past, w . as , ' covered in the river, about halt past twelve 0 . 5: 7 9 5t ,_ yesterday, near the Horseferry,' Milbank, rfe,j, minster, by• an Uxbridge bargeman, of the nal' of of Itichatd' Weston, who perceived on they urfr e the the water the - lappel of -a man's coat. Wirth the assistance. of his apprentice he brought the ba-'l O, 'shore (it was nearly covered With-Mud and 5a9 ,,,1; and took it to the Brown Bear public-house, °Prof- Hs til i e d deceased,. e h c e e a s i- e i c°lin a pocket - - -- ,risettici6rrrey.tveOren found, seaahing the pockhentsok, ~a; receipt, for 6001; from- Otis Banker, also a two, and one pound Ba r nk of England nnte li ' shillings and six-pen( ein silver, a silv er huntll47, 'watch, with a gold chain, and two gold sots , ° l l i ot them with his A person was ins'3l“" 5r i sent,to Lord Auckhind'S house, in Old Palace 1(3 , 1 . to ,acquaint Lordship's family of the circu,";: stance. the family being out of , town, the bo maid came to the Brown Bear and recognised I ' of young master, and wept excesi‘ely. The reli al , i t a • Mr. Eden's having b,en found soon spread, a' great concourse of people colleCied roun d the housie„' find, in the course ot ;he atternooy, seveJal N ob ineir and Gentlemen called in their carriages (6 a aa certain the fad. It is the opinion of the Watril.st who attends 'at the Horeferry, that the .body 111 - o r have, been boiled in a tail:. of sand, ‘rhich is 11 " tit fo:ir feet deep, tive-,and-twenty feet long, andab°,,, ' three feet from the surface - tat ebb tide, a6d the high wind, during:Saturday night and yester`. l s :: waning, disturbed the body, and extricated it W l , ' ' the mud which it was buried. An inquest WI I be held upon the body' thii day-at three o'clock. 3 ii.div / I ADA c "sistil solely to wns a f eted ()i i th to the ears. , thei ti ode th e vi th e of cifrQ t utee - and roue' tacre th e i r -rny, and an z 8p E Cad Pei arr "t Vi CBI ;it ( tat Of rti S N. $01,61%1 QUIS-DICERE f " ;ILSUPA AUDEAT ? LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY e 6, 1810. 1 r 1 i